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Hostel Hornet opens in Frazee

The Hostel Hornet will be serving up burgers, ribs and soups Hornet-style as green and black decor make it Hornet territory.
Photo by - Nathan Bowe

With its wooden ceiling beams and wood-lined walls, the inside of the Hostel Hornet in Frazee looks like a lodge... kind of has that cozy, hostel feeling.

And with its green and black paint and furniture, it's clearly Frazee-Vergas Hornets territory.

Put the two together, add great burgers and bar drinks, and you have the Hostel Hornet -- filling a void that was left in downtown Frazee after George and Becky's moved to Detroit Lakes.

The Hostel Hornet is owned by Michael Mercil, who also owns the Speak Easy restaurant and bar in Detroit Lakes.

A gift card purchased at either one will be good at both, and the common theme at both places is great food and good service, Mercil said.

Rather than Italian food, the Hostel Hornet will feature gourmet burgers, ribs and homemade soups. An expanded menu will be offered starting next month.

"We've been growing the menu a little all the time," since the first "soft opening" for the snowplow parade on Nov. 29. Mercil said.

"We've been welcomed with open arms in this community," said manager Mike Berg. "We're creating that buzz with the Hornet being open."

There is a large bar on one end of the room that offers eight beers on tap and a full service bar, with darts, pool, video games and an old CD-style juke box that's "kind of fun to mess with," Berg said.

A pull tab booth is coming, to be run by the Minnesota Flyers gymnastics organization.

With big windows looking out on downtown Frazee, the restaurant has lots of natural light during the daytime, and nice lantern-style lights in the windows and dining area that glow in the evening.